1 Kale-kale padawoneka apolofita wakunama pakati pa mbumba, ndipo pan'dzawonekambo apfundzisi wakunama pakati panu. Iwo an'dzapfundzisa mwakabise-bise bzipfundziso bzakunama ndipo bzakudzonga, acidzafika mpaka pakulamba Mbuya omwe adawalombola, acidzabzinyosera kudzongedwa mwakam'kulumize. 2 Azinji an'dzatewezera bzakucita bza manyazi bza wanthu amwewa, ndipo thangwe ra apolofitawo njira ya cadidi in'dzanyozedwa. 3 Ndipo thangwe ra kusirira kwawo, apfundzisi amwewa an'dzakudyerani manja na nkhani zakunama. Tsono kulangidwa kwawo kudakondzekeredwa kale ndipo kudzongedwa kwawo kun'cedwa lini.

4 Nakuti Mulungu alibe kulekerera anju omwe adataza, tsono adawathusa kumoto wakusaya kumala adawamanga aciwaikha mucigwindza kuti adzatongedwe. 5 Iye alibe kulekerera dziko lakale pomwe adabweresa Cigumula ca madzi kuna mbumba yakuipa ire, tsono adakoya Nowa, mpalidzi wa cirungamo na wanthu anango anomwe (7). 6 Ndipombo adapasa nyathwa mizinda ya Sodoma na Gomora, aciisandusa dotha, icikhala citsandzo ca bzomwe bzin'dzacitika kuna wakuipa, 7 tsono adapulumusa Loti, mwamuna wakulungama, omwe akhaneseka na khalidwe lakunyantsa la wanthu wakusaya kuteweza Mtemo. 8 Nakuti, pomwe akhakhala pakati pawo, ntsiku zentse wakulungamayo akhanesedwa mumtima mwace, thangwe ra bzakuipa bzomwe akhawona na kubva. 9 Na tenepo, timbawona kuti Mbuya ambadziwa kupulumusa pamiyezo wale ana makhalidwe yakukomera Mulungu, ndipo ambapitiriza kukoya wakuipa wale panyathwa kuti adzatongedwe pantsiku yakumaliza, 10 maka-maka omwe ambatewera bzakufuna bzakunyantsa bza thupi ndipo ambanyoza utongi.

Wakubzikuza ndipo wakupusa, wanthu amwewa alibe mantha yakulewa kuipa bzamoyo bza kudzulu, 11 napo anju omwe ni wakuposa pamphambvu na utongi, ambapasa lini mulandu wakutukwana kuna bzamoyobzo patsogolo pa Mbuya. 12 Tsono apfundzisiwo ambalewa kuipa bzomwe an'dziwa lini, ndipo ali ninga bzakulengedwa bzakusaya kukumbuka, bzakutsogoleredwa na bzakufuna bzawo, bzakubadwa kuti bzisodzedwe na kuphedwa, ndipo an'dzadzongedwa na kunyengeza kwawo. 13 Iwo an'dzabwezeredwa nyathwa thangwe ra kusaya kulungama komwe adacita kuna anango. Ambayesa kuti ni kwabwino kubzipereka masikati kuna bzakukondweresa thupi lawo. Amwewa ali ninga mathotho na mawala yakunyantsa, iwo ambakondwera na kunyengeza kwawo pomwe an'khala na imwe pauzokoto bwanu. 14 M'maso mwawo mudadzala na upombo, ambaleka lini kucita citazo cipo, ambapumpsa wakusaya kulimba ndipo ana mitima yakuzolowera kusirira. Iwo ni wanthu wakutembereredwa! 15 Iwo adasiya njira yakulungama ndipo adataika, acitewera njira ya Balamu, mwana wa Beyori*Beyori: Bzakunembadwa na manja bzakusiya-siyana bzimbalewa kuti Bosori., omwe adafuna malipiro yakusaya kulungama. 16 Tsono, pomwe adacita citazo adatsimulidwa na bulu, cinyama cakusaya kulewa-lewa, comwe cidalewa na fala la munthu ndipo cidamalisa udzenga bwa mpolofita†Mul 22:4-35.

17 Wanthu amwewa ali ninga ntsantsa ziribe madzi ndipo nkhungu yakutengedwa na condzi. Mdima wakugosva udawadikhira. 18 Nakuti iwo kudzera kumafala yawo yakusamwa ya upsiru ndipo na kumbanyosa bzakufuna bza thupi, ambapupsa omwe alipafupi kuthawa wale wakukhala mwakutaika. 19 Acimbawatsimikiza ufulu, uko iwo caiwo ni anyagirinya wa bzakunyantsa, pakuti munthu ni nyagirinya wa bzomwe bzimbamukunda. 20 Na tenepo, penu adapsukunyuka kubzakusvipisa bza dziko kudzera mukuzindikira Mbuya wathu ndipo Mpulumusi Jezu Krixtu, patsogolo pace aciphatana nabzo papsa acikundidwa, khalidwe lawo liniipa kuposa pakuyamba. 21 Bzingadakhala bwino angadaleka kudziwa njira ya cirungamo, kuposa kutoma kuidziwa, mucirindza ngoto kuna Mtemo wakucena omwe mudauzidwa. 22 Bzirikutsimikizidwa kuna iwo bzomwe mwani udalewa kuti: “Mbwaya idabwerera ku masanzi yace”‡Mal 26:11, ndipo: “Nkhumba yakusambikidwa idabwerera kukandalika pomwe mumatope”.